Tips on Presentations By Yaron Y. Goland

Introduction Design – Preparation Pays Off Structure – Beginning, Middle & End Information Overload – Less is better Know Your Audience – Who are they and what do they want to know? Your Talk – Slides enhance talks, not substitute for them. Giving Presentations – How you look matters Enthusiasm and Excitement are infectious!

Designing Presentations – Slide Structure Introduction - The beginning Tell them what you are going to tell them Body - The middle Tell them Conclusion - The end Tell them what you have told them

Designing Presentations – Information Overload Bullet Point – ~ 5 words Slide – ~ 5 Bullet Points Time – ~ 5 minutes/slide Total Presentation Time – ~ 50 minutes Summary Sentence The audience will remember one sentence worth of data, what ’ s your sentence?

Designing Presentations – Know Your Audience! RightWrong Tell them what they want to find out Tell them what you find interesting Assume they know nothing Assume they know what you know Make the subject interesting Assume the audience is interested

Designing Presentations – Your Talk Slides help the talk, not the other way around Slides are a memory aid, not a speech substitute Write out your speech and practice, practice, practice! Record your practice if you can You will be amazed at what you actually sound/look like during a speech

Giving Presentations People listen with their eyes How you and the slides look is important TALK SLOWLY Speak …. Each …. Word Talk Painfully Slowly Emotions are Good Move your hands! Vary your tone! Move your body! Excitement and enthusiasm are infectious!

Conclusion – Preparation Pays Off Design Tell a short, interesting story that the audience wants to hear Practice, Practice, Practice What ’ s Your Summary Sentence? Giving Presentations Looks matter Enthusiasm and Excitement are infectious!